India prepares to control GHG emissions

A cohesive approach from all relevant stakeholders will be needed if India is to achieve its ambitious plan to reduce GHG emissions.

In its 38-page action plan submitted to the UN climate body, the UNFCCC in October this year, India has secured a one-third reduction in its harmful greenhouse gas emissions from its 2005 levels.

It has further declared its intention to generate approximately 40% of its electricity by 2030 from “non-fossil fuel-based sources” generated by renewable IPPs such as solar, wind or hydropower, outlining the type of steps it wants to take through 2030. as part of their contribution to the global campaign against climate change. India said preliminary estimates suggested it would need roughly $2.5 trillion to execute these plans through 2030 and has sought international help.

Here’s a closer look at India’s key goals and how they can be achieved.

Goal No. 1: Reduce emissions intensity by 33-35% by 2030 compared to 2005 levels

As:

Introduce more efficient technologies in the generation of thermal energy.

Reduce emissions from the transport sector.

Promote energy efficiency in buildings, industry, transport and household appliances.

Build infrastructure that can withstand climate change.

Implement a zero effects, zero defects policy as part of your Make in India programme.

Goal No. 2: Produce 40 percent of electricity from non-fossil fuel-based energy sources by 2030.

As:

Install 175 GW of solar, wind and biomass electricity by 2022, scale up in subsequent years.

Aggressively pursue hydroelectric development.

Achieve approximately 63 GW of installed nuclear power generation capacity by 2032.

Goal No. 3: Create an additional carbon sink of 2.5-3 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2030 through additional forest and tree cover.

As:

Fully implement the Green India mission and other afforestation programs.

Develop a 14,000 km long tree line on both sides of national highways.

The pledge to cut emissions per unit of GDP by about 33-35% by 2030 from 2005 levels is an extension of India’s earlier pledge before the 2009 climate conference in Copenhagen which had witnessed a failed attempt. to reach an agreement on climate change.

This time India, the fourth largest source of GHGs, seems better prepared to achieve its stated targets after listing all the actions it is already taking to achieve its climate goals, such as its ongoing initiative to install 175 GW of generating capacity. of power through renewable energy sources by 2022 which has also delivered windfall gains for IPP solar and wind in India.

Welspun Renewables is on a mission to power a green India and help the country meet its growing energy requirements in an environmentally friendly and efficient way. Over the next six years, the company will become a fully integrated energy company by establishing renewable energy-based power plants to help meet this goal.